撫 — kanji meaning “stroke”
撫
stroke, pat, smooth down
- Meanings
- stroke, pat, smooth down
- On'yomi
- ブ (bu)、フ (fu)
- Kun'yomi
- な.でる
- Name readings
- なで、なでし、む
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #2402 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- fǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 撫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撫でる | なでる naderu | to stroke; to caress; to brush gently |
| 愛撫 | あいぶ aibu | caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting |
| 撫子 | なでしこ nadeshiko | pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus) |
| 大和撫子 | やまとなでしこ yamatonadeshiko | large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus) |
| 慰撫 | いぶ ibu | pacification; soothing |
| 鎮撫 | ちんぶ chinbu | pacification; placating |
| 宣撫 | せんぶ senbu | pacification |
| 撫で付け | なでつけ nadetsuke | hair that is smoothed down |
| 撫で回す | なでまわす nademawasu | to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke |
| 撫育 | ぶいく buiku | care; tending |
| 掻い撫で | かいなで kainade | superficial (knowledge, learning, etc.); shallow |
| 宣撫工作 | せんぶこうさく senbukousaku | pacification work (activity) |
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